Saturday, January 24, 2026

My Coffee Cup Keeps Running Away with my brain

 


My coffee cup keeps running away,
I can't seem to get it to stay.
 I was drinking it only minutes ago.
Where oh where is my coffee cup, I just do not know.
I actually got really angry because I could not find it, I even looked right at it, because I stand there daily to do my balance exercises in the sparkles of the nook, while drinking my first cup of coffee. I rushed/stormed around the house crying because I lost my cup. I did, really I did.

It seems that I did the last 9 months of 24/7 care-giving without having a breakdown and suddenly two weeks ago, life settled down, Bob showed much improvement and in most things improved to about 80 percent of his old self. Life is a lot better, so what is up with me now?
Why then do I lose everything I pick up, and can't see it when it is there?
I have reached the end of my rope, I am angry, even at inanimate objects. I drop a lid on the floor and curse and want to stomp it to smithereens, and sometimes get so frustrated I have beat on the walls with my fists.
I have become a poked bear, a snarly snapping shrew.
I am in a brain fog, I cry while doing the normal routine, I lose words when talking and can't remember what I am talking about. I stutter talk, stopping and starting.

I burst into tears, over little things that don't matter, things that just are, and have been for 9 months. An Example is, I am on the throne, the dog is staring at me saying POTTY NOW, Bob is on the bedside throne waiting for me, and I am crying and saying why, why why do we all have to GO at the same time.This is not meant to be a joke. This is serious. I need to see a doctor.
I pray and think I can pray it away and NOTHING WORKS, I am getting worse.
I screamed at Bob, can't you see I am losing my MIND? when he asked why I was crying.
I recived  an email from a blog friend and she tells me she thinks I might need the drug she just started taking, that her life has changed completely since she went to the doctor. Thank you dear friend.


Yesterday I called and went in to see the PA for my doctor, I told her all this and much more and she said.Do you think you have dementia? UM YES, 
Didn't you have the test for that? yes What did they say? They said I do  not have dementia.
She said, Sandra you are sharp, what you are feeling is common for caregivers. I ask why am I falling apart now, when everything is better? She replied, Because your body has been in survivor mode, everything is working and allowing you to function and do what ever is needed. Now your don't need your body's help, and you are in the same thing as when Adrenalin lets you do impossible things but when you have done it, your body gets weak, your mind gets weak and you need help getting back up.
I am picking up RX today. I am not crazy, and I might stop blogging for a few days to allow the meds to get my memory back.
MY brain needs to rest. Stop working for a while. Enjoy the serotonin the pills will  give me. I even forgot to give Beau his meds which I have never done before. He can't walk without them, I cried and cried over that. I am sharing this because one of you might be in a similar situation and need to know you are not alone and that doctors can and will help.

We don't have to suffer and fake it til we make it so others don't know we are suffering. 
I Love you all, and I might be here or might not, but I am OK and Will be better so I can make you all laugh and feel happy which makes me happy
I have Sunday and Monday on auto post, maybe I will be better by then.


31 comments:

  1. I sure will be thinking about you. All will be okay, you're very important to all of us. Mega-hugs dear friend.

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  2. I'm glad you went to the Dr and are starting something. I think she's absolutely right, you've been running on high speed for months and something has to give. Hugs and prayers!

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  3. I agree about coffee and that is my fear if we lose power...no coffee. We can stay plenty warm with gas logs and lots of sweat shirts and blankets.
    I solved my coffee issue. I'll go get it off my email I sent to our daughter to post here

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  4. Yesterday morning I went to Walmart. I bought a Tal ranger pro thermos yesterday. It is guaranteed to keep hot for 14 hours. Ran water thru coffee pot poured it in thermos. It kept the water really hot from 12:noon til 10 pm. I will make coffee before bedtime tonight, add to thermos just in case we lose power overnight. We will have coffee tomorrow.

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  5. What a wonderful PA you have. She really listened to your needs and hopefully the medication will help. Compassion fatigue is a real thing. It is very common with anyone in the medical profession, the animal rescue profession and anyone being a caregiver to another person (family or not). Take whatever time you need to settle yourself and feel like you again.

    Maybe you can get one of those GPS tags to put on your coffee mug so you can use your phone to locate it whenever you need to...just don't put the tags through the dishwasher. ;-)

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  6. (((Hugs))) to you my friend. Your PA is right on ... Praying the meds will give you and your entire body rest and a new focus. Keep praying yourself and take all the time you need, we still will be there for you.
    Sue

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  7. Sandra, I'm so glad you're getting help. You're going to be alright. Your friend, Amy

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  8. I'm glad your friend told you to get help, glad you went to the doctor. Full-time caregiving takes its toll, and you've had more than enough stress. No wonder you can't find your coffee. Take your break when you need it. We'll be here whenever you need to vent. Thinking of you with love and prayers, and hugs, Denise xox

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  9. I am glad you listened to your friend. It was a letdown after so much stress. My sister is going through this, and I can't get her to do anything about it, and it is frustrating. I'm proud of you.

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  10. I am praying that this new medicine will make it all better! I think you have just run out of adrenaline, and your brain can't deal without it.

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  11. Your PA was RIGHT ON!! I'm glad you are now on meds.

    AlI I can offer is many virtual hugs ~ know they are always winging their way to you ~
    bobbie

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  12. I do like hearing about Bob's improvement. I am so sorry about your anger. I do pray for you. Sorry about you all going at the same time. That has got to be so frustrating for sure. I don't believe you have dementia. It is too much stress. Very interesting what the doctor told you. Thank you for sharing. I will email you sometime about how I am feeling and I am having similar issues. I hope the medication helps and we will be here when you are ready to talk about it again. You take care. (((HUGS)))

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  13. Hari OM
    oh I recognise this... and I'm so glad the doctor did, too. Caregiving leaves takes its toll long past the 'let off'... The blog can wait. We'll be here when you are ready to return... YAM xx

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  14. I'm so glad you went to see that NP and heard with your own ears, you are NOT going crazy. (Now, me on the other hand, thinks I may be on that road b/c this is the first I'm seeing this and my reader shows it published 9 hours ago! I was right here, and missed it!)

    BTW, I'm forever losing my coffee cup. The cell phone and eyeglasses, too. What's that Billy Joel song, "We will all go down together."

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  15. What an awesome PA! she hopped on that, didn't propose possible other remedies for you. Let me know what happens next, keep in touch.

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  16. I am SO glad you went to the doctor already, and that she told you what she told you, because that is exactly what I was thinking as I read what you were writing. It's the aftermath of living on adrenaline for so long, which is like a drug in your body, and when you are under stress, your body pulls on that adrenaline to keep you going. Now when the emergency is "over", you don't need the adrenaline to keep you going, and your body is in withdrawal, so to speak. It's the aftermath of a big storm that you've been living for a long time. Now your body is exhausted, your brain is exhausted, and it's time to rest and heal. I'm so glad your doctor saw that and knew what to do. Hopefully this will only need to be a temporary "fix", until your body can take back over at the normal "speed". How do I know this? I've been there before...stress pulls on adrenaline...two things that work together for a while so you can survive the crisis, but when the crisis is over you crash and burn. But you will get better. Give yourself time and don't be so hard on yourself. God is with you, and He will help you one step at a time. You already took the first step and got help. Now let God take over and get you through this next phase. We will all be praying for you. It's really okay. (((HUGS))) and many prayers and much love to you.

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  17. It makes me very sad to read this. I have no experience to draw on and no advice to offer. I can only hope that things will improve for you. Your health is critical to the whole household. Get better if you can, Sandra. We will all be thinking you.

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  18. Lots of prayers for all of you. Yes, it's normal to break down once the worst of the crisis is past.

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  19. I started writing this morning, but apparently I didn't finish. (And I have no explanation for that!) Anyway, what you're describing is completely normal -- you have been overwhelmed for way too long so something was bound to give. I hope your doctor and others can give you help -- you are doing an amazing job. ❤️

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  20. All of this makes sense to me. And you're so tired too and you've done so much. What you are going through is normal, which might not help but you're not alone in this is what I mean.

    Regarding everyone needing to poop at the same time. That happens here too and for us, it's because we all eat at the same time. And digest about the same time as well.

    I'm so sorry that you have to go through all of this. I tell you though, even with the crying (and I'm a crier), you are stronger than you know. This is truth.

    Huggs and love to you.

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  21. Sandra, you've been through so much lately, and have managed brilliantly to keep things together and deal with all the practical things. No wonder if you kind of break down when you "get a chance" (so to speak). Glad you did seek medical help for yourself. Take your time and rest, your blogging friends will still be around when you feel inspired to blog again. 💕

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  22. Hello Sandra,
    I am glad you went and saw your doctor. You do need to take care of yourself too. I know taking care of someone can be overwhelming at times. I hope the meds help. Sending prayers and well wishes for you. Take care, have a wonderful week.

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  23. What the PA said makes perfect sense. You know that I am thinking of you and sending prayers. Hopefully by now you have gotten the meds and they have begun to help you.

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  24. Your doctor is right. When the pressure is relieved the body demands attention. I hope the medication helps and you will feel more like yourself very soon.

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  25. Dear, dear Sandra!! I can relate. Our bodies can just take so much.Louis Dean fell Friday night and Ilene was here and said I was so calm, cool and collected. I just remember being scared.
    Meds help and I am already taking one but when I go for my check up this year I will be asking if there's something else that will help me. Probably not but it never hurst to ask.
    I am so happy Bob is back 80%! That's absolutely amazing!!
    Love you, Sandra.....

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  26. So sad to hear this but it is quite understandable after what you have been through. This has happened to me in the past. You fight to get through the crisis and when it is over you go to pieces. Glad you are getting help from a doctor and hope you will be firing on all cylinders again soon.

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  27. Sandra, all my good thoughts are with you because you have been through so much with caretaking for Bob and Beau and now it's time to care for yourself, which you will be doing with a break. It's good that you sought help and advice from your doctor and take all the time you need to rest up and feel better. By the way don't fret over the misplaced coffee cup. It happens to all of us. For example, the other day, I "misplaced" a vacuum cleaner part which I "knew" was someplace in the apt as I had used it. It wasn't until I was talkin onthe phone with a friend and telling her about it that I spotted the piece nearly under a bookcase...things like this happen to many of us, so you are not alone.

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  28. Sandra, I’m glad you went to see a doctor. a full-time caregiving is way too hard. you’ll be all right, my friend , the medication will help to feel more like yourself again very soon! sending bear hugs your way.

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  29. I pray that soon the medicine will help you feel more like the Sandra you know. I'm glad you went to the doctor so now you know you are NOT crazy or have dementia. Rest well, you sure need it!
    🥰

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  30. Sandra just dropping by to say you are being thought of lovingly
    Cecilia

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